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Photographed by Scott Wolff.  Captured from a digital file.
Sea And Sky
Photographed by Scott Wolff.  Captured from a digital file.
Photographed by Scott Wolff. Captured from a digital file.

Sea And Sky

Artist William Trost Richards (American, 1833-1905)
CultureAmerican
Date19th century
MediumGraphite on paper
DimensionsOverall: 4 1/4 x 3 3/8 in. (10.8 x 8.6 cm)
Overall, Image: 3 1/4 x 2 7/8 in. (8.3 x 7.4 cm)
InscribedOn verso: "ou vi oiu; ^; 8 9 ; en in; has / a / tem/po; oudre -- " and some illegible writing; Verso, lower right corner: 39-g; Written on the back of the mat: #37 (exhibition number)
Credit LineGift of Edith Ballinger Price
Object number94.24.101
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a pencil on paper drawing; over half the image illustrates the sky, with the bottom third depicting small rolling waves.

Exhibition History"Hidden Treasures: The Art of William Trost Richards," The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA, October 2, 1993 - January 2, 1994, cat. #37.
Photographed by Scott Wolff.  Captured from a digital file.
William Trost Richards
1880s-90s
Photographed by Scott Wolff.  Captured from a digital file.
William Trost Richards
ca. 1890s
Photographed by Scott Wolff.  Captured from a digital file.  --mhm
William Trost Richards
19th century
Photographed by Scott Wolff.  Captured from a digital file.
William Trost Richards
ca. 1890s
Photographed by Scott Wolff.  Captured from a digital file.
William Trost Richards
19th century
Photographed by Scott Wolff.  Captured from a digital file.
William Trost Richards
No Date
Photographed by Scott Wolff.  Captured from a digital file.
William Trost Richards
ca. 1890s
Photographed by Scott Wolff.  Captured from a digital file.
William Trost Richards
19th century
Photographed by Scott Wolff.  Captured from a digital file.
William Trost Richards
19th century
Photographed by Scott Wolff.  Captured from a digital file.
William Trost Richards
ca. 1890s
Photographed by Scott Wolff.  Scanned from a slide.
William Trost Richards
19th century
Photographed by Scott Wolff.  Captured from a digital file.  --mhm
William Trost Richards
19th century